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The pamphlet argues that ancient Greek temples and sculptures were originally richly polychromed rather than uniformly white, marshaling archaeological traces, published observations, and comparative evidence to support this view. It describes an experiment in colouring architectural reproductions to challenge contemporary prejudice, outlines technical practices such as the use of a stucco ground on marble, and surveys prior scholarship and reports that record painted mouldings, painted statuary, and the use of metal and coloured materials in decoration. Appendices present additional essays and extracts that analyse the scope, methods, and degrees of Greek polychromy.

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Title: An Apology for the Colouring of the Greek Court in the Crystal Palace

Author: Owen Jones

Release date: September 21, 2020 [eBook #63257]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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AN APOLOGY
FOR THE
COLOURING OF THE GREEK COURT
IN THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.

BY
OWEN JONES.
CRYSTAL PALACE LIBRARY;
AND
BRADBURY & EVANS, 11, BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON.
1854.
BRADBURY AND EVANS,
PRINTERS TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY,
WHITEFRIARS.
AN APOLOGY
FOR THE
COLOURING OF THE GREEK COURT.
By OWEN JONES.
WITH ARGUMENTS
By G. H. LEWES AND W. WATKISS LLOYD,
AN EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO EXAMINE THE ELGIN MARBLES IN 1836, FROM THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS,
AND
A FRAGMENT ON THE ORIGIN OF POLYCHROMY,
By PROFESSOR SEMPER.